An intense and life-altering solar eclipse is headed our way on April 8th and whether you’re in the path of totality or not, we will all be feeling the effects of this cosmic moment. Exorcist and general baddie Rachel Stavis is on hand with an eclipse ritual that helps integrate light and dark and clear the way for the change we need. Read on to learn more.
Darkness cometh, my babies.
On Monday, April 8, 2024, we will experience a total solar eclipse in the fire-forward, progress-at-all-costs sign of Aries. A large portion of the United States will fall within or close to the path of totality, meaning many will witness this visual phenomenon — and all among us will feel its effects.
Acclaimed nondenominational exorcist, author and energy specialist Rachel (R.H.) Stavis is on hand to explain how to navigate in the dark and find a path forward within it.
As Stavis tells the Post, “Spiritually, solar eclipses have long been associated with transformation and renewal, and the same is true for our energy. It’s time to usher in the new. How do you want to change and grow? What blocks do you want to overcome?
“Everything begins right now, so let’s harness this energy and notice where we are stagnant and clear anything that holds us back!”
Fun fact: the word eclipse comes from the Greek ekleipsis meaning “to abandon, to forsake a usual place.”
In this sense, we can understand the energy of this eclipse as a point of disembarkment, leaving behind anything that isn’t aiding and abetting us on the path of processing and progressing.
The first step in cutting loose the stagnant and welcoming the fresh blood of new beginnings is to recognize the role of light and dark within and around us.
Stavis — whose bestselling memoir, “Sister of Darkness,” is being adapted into a television series — explains that the eclipse is an excellent opportunity to accept and integrate our own shadows.
“During the eclipse, the sun and moon align, representing a symbolic balance of opposing dark and light forces, an opportune time to find balance within ourselves. Oftentimes, we find our darkness
uncomfortable and avoid it, but to be whole, we need to see it, accept it and understand how it serves us.
